The Free Call on Libra is posted on the main GVApage, if you didn’t get a chance to listen in yet.

Spring or Fall, where ever you are in the world, this is a time to celebrate, count blessings and let out a big woo hoo in the area of life you find Libra in the horoscope. (see hints for houses below)

If you think you have nothing to smile about, especially ‘there’, take it as a challenge and find three things. No, find ten things, that light you up! Shifting your energy in this way is utter magic, especially now as the sun crosses the equinox, and the zero degree ‘Aries’ point at 0 Libra.

Libra says, “I relate”, suggesting how our drive to interact with others in socially significant ways moves from our inner world and out towards connection, interaction and sharing.

Think of Libra as ‘Cardinal’. That means strong, initiation, action oriented. It is also and ‘Air’ sign by element, which is social, communicative, and concerned with interactions. Libra refers to the ARTS as beauty and esthetics, and to LOVE to the love of companionship. Think ‘unrestricted sharing. The rulership of Venus underscores the desire to relate with others objectively, expressing artistic appreciation, civility, and the sharing of beauty, truth and light.

The natural seat of Libra is the seventh house, the domain of personal one-to-one relationships, committed partnerships, cooperation, equality or open adversity. Like the symbol of the scales, Libra weighs and measures each experience, expressing beliefs in diplomatic and congenial ways. The accent is on relationships with a purpose.

But don’t let this fool you into thinking Libra is a push over. No way! If pressed, Libra becomes the devil’s advocate, an ‘iron fist in the velvet glove. Libra’s soft and agreeable outer nature cloaks a fierce and potent will.

The sun in Libra awakens resources in the house it transits including an objective and astute mind, fluid and refined communication skills, sociability, enthusiasm for artistic expression, beauty and creativity, the desire to share and a commanding faculty to initiate charge.

Libra is idealistic, with a vision as romantic and rarefied as the goddess of love herself. Libra by HOUSE is an area of life where we need to share our ideals, socialize, experience beauty and refinement and accommodate to the needs of others so we may have ongoing relationships and unions. The finely tuned balance between self-direction and collaboration must be found and expressed through ideas, companionship and artistic creation. This sign says I balance, and it must fill in all the blanks: I balance what?

Think about where Libra is in your chart and watch the light switch on! Feel free to share in the comments. :)

If you want to learn more about Libra in your chart, and talk art, relationships and balance, tune in to our free monthly call at GoodVibeAstrology.com. Jeannette Maw, the Master Good Vibe Coach, and I will be talking all things Libra. Check the calendar for Date & times in your zone.

Astro-LOA FLASH: The Sun into Virgo, over Draconic Moon/Uranus, makes for an exhilarating week, rocket fueled.

You will have liftoff!

What’s activated is not only the usual buzz of illumination in an area of life that has remained shadowed for the last twelve months, but ‘radical change’ as you break out of old paradigms and conditioning and get on with the business of being completely you.

Eggs to omelets everyone!

What is this ‘Draconic’ business all about? It’s the ‘dragon zodiac,’ another way of calculating the position of the planets from Aries to Pisces. I like to think of it as the silk lining underneath the coats we wear – a kind of ‘soul expression’ that stays hidden, unless the wind kicks up.

Transit Horoscope with Draconic and Tropical Zodiac

And this weekend, she does!

LOA Tips to leverage this energy include:

1) Awareness (notice what you are feeling, tolerating, or focusing on. Basically, pay attention to what you are vibrating.

If anyone has a reference for this image, please let me know so I can annotate it. Thanks!

January 16, 2013 Daily Astro-LOA Flash: Asteroid 3811 Karma is conjunct the Draconic South Node until early February – perfect support for amping up awareness of your path. How? Start by noticing where you are headed and how you feel about it. Are you engaging in fresh new starts or hashing out old concerns? Living repeating patterns in health, relationship, career, or entering new territory? Visualize your journey now the way you want it to be. Ask: What has changed since April 2012? What hasn’t? What’s next?

I’m bumping this post below to put some attention on asteroid Karma again, and give us all a chance to see what’s changed since the last Karma/South Node (tropical) conjunction. Your thoughts are welcome! Note: the Draconic South Node is always on the Zero Degree Aries Point (0 Libra). Read more about that here . . .

Asteroid 3811 Karma is a main belt asteroid discovered Oct 13, 1953 by Liisi Oterma, a Finnish astronomer at Turku Astronomical-Optical Institute. She discovered over 200 asteroids and three comets, an inspirational women.

In the astrological chart it can be related to ‘consequences’, not in an ‘ouch’ way, but as in results. It’s interesting because ‘Karma’ is conjunct the South Lunar Node (tropical) at 6 Gemini this week. My take on the daily Astro Flash March 30, 2012:

. . . Through meditation and stillness, the old event comes to life with new meaning. You can vision it differently now, with creative outcomes and fortunate connections. The key is not to dwell; appreciate the beauty and move on.

I’ve gotten a lot of emails and posted questions on this asteroid so I thought I would muse a bit about it here.

Those who have my book Astrology and Aptitude – How to Become What you are Meant to be can read a short delineation. One way to get to a deeper understanding of 3811 Karma it to look at the origin of the word Karma. It is Sanskrit, from KARMAN or KAROTI, which means “to do” or “to work”. KARMA is a word and we attach meaning to it in the context of what we know, the usual being gleaned from Hindu or Buddhist “consequences of a person’s actions. Fate. Destiny. . . reaping what you sow.”

But, the word originally referred to the simple act of doing. In taking of action we have the RESULT, the consequences which will change our destiny (what we are creating in our lives.) NOTE: Karma isn’t the destiny, it is the action that leads to our ‘path’ as we walk it. We are deliberate creators. We decide. And with each thought, new worlds come into being.

In this sense, asteroid 3811 Karma is, by house, sign, aspect and transit, about ‘doing that which must be done.’ In the chart there is a kind of fulfillment, a ‘rightness’ when we activate that area of life. When the asteroid is activated in synastry (by another person’s placements) it can be that “the work or actions” of another trips our destiny switch. Being around that person when they are ‘doing’ their Karma could at times bring an epiphany or turning point. A realization. It’s a two way link that joins action with revelation.

Has anyone seen this in chart comparisons or by transit?

My natal Karma is 22 Gemini conjunct Mercury in the midst of my Gemini stellium so it’s hard for me to put my finger on it. I do to myself often things like, ‘I have to write! I have to teach!’ Perhaps there is something of the ‘doing’ that motivates my Mercury energy. I know a lot of clients and friends, and readers, that have personal planets very close to my Karma/Mercury. Interesting!

In a quick look at synastry charts I noticed that Amelia Earhart (who I did intensive research on for a case study many years back) had Neptune at 21 Gem 33. I was doing at lot of work (Karma) on her mysterious (Neptune) disappearance . . . The town where I have worked harder in my life than anywhere in the past for 20 years has Jupiter exactly opposite my Karma! And BIG results!

Looking at synastry contacts is very interesting. As in, ‘Will they be ‘hard work’? lol Seriously, as deliberate creators, we wouldn’t want to think that!

Thoughts? Where’s your asteroid Karma, and where is this Draconic South Node – 0 degrees of Libra – in your chart? Check the tutorial and ask if you need help!

DAILY ASTRO-LOA FLASH: Asteroid 42 Isis into Sagittarius until late December 2012 brings a powerful feeling of ritual intention. Think reverence for all life. The more honor and respect you give to nature, to your body (your first contact with nature) the more you will feel the results: abundance, appreciation, compassion, fulfillment. It begins with a simple step, a non-judgmental thought. Practice this for the next fifty-four days and see your world open up beyond your wildest imagination. True!

What house(s) does Sagittarius occupy in your natal chart? What intentions are you setting there? Let us know in the comments.

Tips on the power of intention and some topics of discussion for anyone who wants to take this further. Enjoy!

Janis was in the habit of achieving whatever she set out to do. Her background in the occult, as well as quantum physics and medical science, gave her an edge. The manipulation of reality by conscious intention was a well practised part of her life — deliberate creation, she called it. When she wanted a thing — a particular experience or outcome — she focused her thoughts on it, feeling what it would be like if she had it right in that moment, and before she knew it, she did. (Janis Richter on intention, page 46)

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Her mind reached for the highest possible outcome. She was imagining it, expecting it, knowing it would be . . . (Janis seeks the JARROD consciousness, Page 66)

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JARROD: The possibilities are so vast that if I started listing them today, you’d be an old woman before I was halfway through.’

‘There comes a time, Ruby, when letting go is all that’s left to do. Corsair has his own intention — had it all along — and I’m officially giving in to it. He wins. He’ll not be saddled again.’ (Ruby remembering Janis the last time she rode Corsair, page 606)

What’s An Intention?

An intention is simply the mental/verbal statement we make about an action, result or event. We have in mind want we want and then say it like it’s already a done deal. Think: I decide what happens next!

Example: This meeting is going to work out perfectly. I know they are going to appreciate everything I have to offer.

Without intention, we don’t have a focus or direction and things just seem to ‘happen’, or not, without our participation.

With an unconscious negative intention, we might be ‘intending’ for things to go in ways we don’t really want.

Example: This doesn’t have a chance in hell. We know it’s never going to work.

Negative or unconscious intentions can have a powerful effect on outcome. Becoming more aware can make a difference in how we say our life will be.

How you set intentions

1) How do you think about your day when you wake up?
2) Do you ‘see’ things as ‘going to be difficult/tricky/bad?’
3) Are there people/jobs/activities you think are challenging?
4) Are there people jobs/activities you think are fun?
5) Do you notice how your body feels when you start something new? 6) Do you KNOW how someone is going to react before they do?

Awareness and open mind

1) Start your day with appreciation
2) Set intentions to experience the day without judgments
3) Use positive self-talk when starting something new
4) Focus on what’s going right
5) Remember you have instant access to infinite possibilities
6) Tune in to the messages from your body. Habit or instinct?
7) Loosen up your ideas about how people may respond. Give them a chance to grow.

Suggested Discussion Topics

Learn how to do Segment intending
‘Pray Rain’ philosophy – how it works
Ritual magic – intention with props
Acting ‘as if’ (it is going the way you want)
Astrology for authenticity and inspiration (Where is Isis by transit in your natal chart?)

Asteroid 3811 Karma is conjunct the Draconic South Nodeuntil early February – perfect support for amping up awareness of your path. How? Start by noticing where you are headed and how you feel about it. Are you engaging in fresh new starts or hashing out old concerns? Living repeating patterns in health, relationship, career, or entering new territory? Visualize your journey now the way you want it to be. Ask: What has changed since April 2012? What hasn’t? What’s next?

I’m bumping this post to put some attention on Karma again, and give us all a change to see what’s changed since the last Karma/South Node (tropical) conjunction. Thoughts?

Asteroid 3811 Karma is a main belt asteroid discovered Oct 13, 1953 by Liisi Oterma, a Finnish astronomer at Turku Astronomical-Optical Institute. She discovered over 200 asteroids and three comments, an inspirational women.

In the astrological chart it can be related to ‘consequences’, not in an ‘ouch’ way, but as in results. It’s interesting because ‘Karma’ is conjunct the South Lunar Node at 6 Gemini this week. My take on the daily Astro Flash March 30, 2012:

. . . Through meditation and stillness, the old event comes to life with new meaning. You can vision it differently now, with creative outcomes and fortunate connections. The key is not to dwell; appreciate the beauty and move on.

I’ve gotten a lot of emails and posted questions on this asteroid so I thought I would muse a bit about it here.

Those who have my book Astrology and Aptitude – How to Become What you are Meant to be can read a short delineation. One way to get to a deeper understanding of 3811 Karma it to look at the origin of the word Karma. It is Sanskrit, from KARMAN or KAROTI, which means “to do” or “to work”. KARMA is a word and we attach meaning to it in the context of what we know, the usual being gleaned from Hindu or Buddhist “consequences of a person’s actions. Fate. Destiny. . . reaping what you sow.”

But, the word originally referred to the simple act of doing. In taking of action we have the RESULT, the consequences which will change our destiny (what we are creating in our lives.) NOTE: Karma isn’t the destiny, it is the action that leads to our ‘path’ as we walk it. We are deliberate creators. We decide. And with each thought, new worlds come into being.

In this sense, asteroid 3811 Karma is, by house, sign, aspect and transit, about ‘doing that which must be done.’ In the chart there is a kind of fulfillment, a ‘rightness’ when we activate that area of life. When the asteroid is activated in synastry (by another person’s placements) it can be that “the work or actions” of another trips our destiny switch. Being around that person when they are ‘doing’ their Karma could at times bring an epiphany or turning point. A realization. It’s a two way link that joins action with revelation.

Has anyone seen this in chart comparisons or by transit?

My natal Karma is 22 Gemini conjunct Mercury in the midst of my Gemini stellium so it’s hard for me to put my finger on it. I do to myself often things like, ‘I have to write! I have to teach!’ Perhaps there is something of the ‘doing’ that motivates my Mercury energy. I know a lot of clients and friends, and readers, that have personal planets very close to my Karma/Mercury. Interesting!

In a quick look at synastry charts I noticed that Amelia Earhart (who I did intensive research on for a case study many years back) had Neptune at 21 Gem 33. I was doing at lot of work (Karma) on her mysterious (Neptune) disappearance . . . The town where I have worked harder in my life than anywhere in the past for 20 years has Jupiter exactly opposite my Karma! And BIG results!

Looking at synastry contacts is very interesting. As in, ‘Will they be ‘hard work’? lol Seriously, as deliberate creators, we wouldn’t want to think that!

Thoughts? Where’s your asteroid Karma, and where is this Draconic South Node – 0 degrees of Libra – in your chart? Check the tutorial and ask if you need help!

Hi Everyone! I’m back from a mini-break and feeling . . . well, not so much tanner (it rained all week non stop!) but a lot less cluttered. With the help and encouragement of my friend Mystic Medusa, I did a fabulous job de-cluttering the house while spending down time reading, playing in the rain forest, extra meditations, cooking instead of snacking. weight training without looking at the clock (actually I did everything without looking at the clock!) and hanging out with friends. Now I’m refreshed and we can expect mini-breaks more often. I love them!

Astro – Flash: Saturn trine Neptune is a harmonious aspect conducive to deep reflection and quiet meditation. By calming the mind and allowing self assurance and steadiness, answers to all kinds of questions arise. Something you achieved in the past is revisited with a chance of being honored and acknowledged. Listen. Reflect. Receive.

One way I’m celebrating this energy is by signing up for Deepak Chopra’s 21 day mediation challenge. I already meditate twice a day a la TM but I’ll be doing the Chopra Center’s challenge as well! Join me and let me know how else you are honouring this Saturn/Neptune vibe. Before enlightenment – chop wood; carry water. After enlightenment – chop wood; carry water . . .